Hoisting means



. F. HUNTER.

HOISTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-1, 1920.

Reissued Jan. 18, 1921. 15,028.

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HOISTING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I. 1920.

Reissued Jan. 18, 1921. 15,028.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 177/2/67223071' Thomasffiunter To all itmayiqomemr 1 I f Be it khownt5hatI,THo*mS F-lfltin i mgn citizen of the-United States, residing Cln c'a'go, coinity of Cook; and State of Illinois, have invented mein n w-e d: useful provements in Hoisting Means; of ivh-ich' following is a Specification.

The invention relates to an elMfifi-Qor contractors.

though" ezk clti s ii fely, me y building It i amobject on e i'fiweiieemei preside maintained 1920, serm- No. 4071334. I

the" ground and j'seri'ing "as a" foundation "or supporting mem for the hoisting ffam'e by means' of which drfiiizles to be lifted 91e, ele, vated. i The members 1* are isiipeffioeed by ticiilhrl-y in-"Figfi 2 conninges sln ofitei member l bf rectangularer'd""section {Wliicli' a t the front edge is flush with Member 5 and "se med, t its i nersid; "A iriember 6- spaced "a1 short distance from member 5 is therebey'ond'. spice' definedi members 5 and 1 6 rconstimtes} w'gifid slotor gmv'e and is proki'd'ed; for'fthe re'cepti' n of a 5mm Ber or 'the-oa i'fief fdi' 1' whic' urpose the groove is ellgrea sedysoas to 'i' xi 'sih g braces 13 are secured to sfiincti veieicalwpoeie i agamsfimoveme t. i The car'rier comp 'ses vertiea l 14 of *e'widthwo slidingly fit i n" the inner and by members 14" and thei sngit idinal m bgi I I a drum 25, arranged tafi a} {suitable location in the Vicinity oftheh'oisting structureand driven from "an source of L'power, "not 3 I49 flush withgthe discharging,platform. "To

bridgetlie space beiwe n" the mi t ng? 91g ment and. the discharging platform and form a continuation of the- -skidsf-23 of the carrier when the latter has reached I the top:

for raising or lowenng the carrier includes shown. The uprights 3"and 7 are respeci e zr o id wi h, d he s-: W 27 a he lower ex rem ty thereof, andsurtable sheaves 28 h and" 29 are arranged at then per extremit of said upright mem e v gand ;31, windinghon, the drum are respectirely trainedaround the sheaves 26, and 28, of the uprigl1tT-, and aroundthesheares '27 and 29 of the upright bers. wo: cables- 3 3 and are; secured to the adjacent ends of th carrier. From. the-foregoing it is obvi ous i that upon rotation of the i drum 1 in proper. direotion the carrier is raised by, a lifting pull exerted ;at both ends thereof, so that at uneven loadin .oftheIcarri'er tilt:

ing thereof ;i's,pre clu ed-Q- The tilting r'of the carl 'ier'gisa disadyantageous featureim 'eident to the lmownl; hoisting devices in ptions apair of uprights,-a discharging platw c e' abl 1-is mr qy l se ur d" to e middle portion :of v the" ;carrier .whereby' the 1: Inthe" c nstruoti )1 1 --o we 'first' attempted, overhang) the same and obviate the]. necessity of ra1singthe' :earriei;

,aho'lve the disc'harging" latform and-to 'preivent the flexible mem ers .f ro m extending beyond the carrier, awcradle, generally; des

' ignated by 32, is'prov ided whichis arranged on the carrier andjin conjunction: therewith serves-as a lifting member for the long flexi;

ble-rods. As indicated in Figs.v 5 and. 6'

the cradle -zeompris'es I longitudinal members 1 '33securedto central membersBQand a plurality' .ofi spacing blocks iaref arranged at proper! distances and interconnected with i the, 'inembers, 'E'byjarods f-extending therethrough, --i 1 The inner ends of the members planes to provide for; the

pensed with; To insure roper ;m'o v'ement a a il ng' it fr-y 'quently' necessary to hoist long'flexiblemein:

I bers such as werylong thin flexible reinforc; i-ng rods, which are considerably longer than the carrierandwhich, aocordingto" the way nal ineinbersfof 'thecradle and properly braee'a to' tli'e 'building' wall in any preferred i or c'zonvenierit mannenf The operation of rnost or discharglng position. ,The means theinipro'ved hoist is thought to be obvious from, the foregoin description and further reference thereto is. thought superfluousi e v W ile t e i sdis s a'tpreie e z embodiment ofthe; invention 'i't" is, of course, funder'stoodlthat many changes and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit of the inyentionpand itis notthe intention of lirnitingalthel inyention to the details as shown, .but to include all modifilcations constitutin departures within the pended claims. I c im; a.

scope of.thel'inventionfas definediby the apg 1 11 11 take spate; iin t -Q p i f ur i e ei r ier, J pi catin'gly fitted between said uprightS,.a platformidetachablyvarranged on said carrier and; extendingbeyond the ends of said ear-- rier to receive long articles, andf neans; for exerting a lifting pullto hoth ends of said .oarrien y; is r 2. hoisting apparatlis forrn, inclined skids T- connecting the upper ends of said uprights-with said platform, a

cles, said 'platform oarrying the load ;so as topermit itsrolling ofi'onto the skidsfwh i in, discharging position, means for exerting a lifting pull-to both ends oftsaidfcar-rier, and means for guiding the said loading platform; during ts reciprocation. e;

3.-';I n a hoisting.) apparatuspineombina 'Q lp r 11Pr h pr r e l wi i ne vertical 1grooves, -;a carrier reclprocatrngly fitted between said uprights and compris ng 'l e' t c I mem ens deai grboves', "side i members supported: "on, said qvertical members, an auxiliaryvgplatforn adapted to be placed on said side n1ember's said" ux iliary platform including longitudinal meme ,bers bearing agalns'tsaid side niembers, eon} nect'ing beams resting onsaid s'i d members and intereonnectingthe -long1tudinal mem- -bers of' said platform, and means forjegert- .ing if g p l te bot ndss f s id arjrlerr fwxiy 1 v, 4. In 'ajr hoisting apparatusethe combination of apai of uprlghts, a carrier reciptiv etaim .oieup ae' er i r ec pre recatinglyfitted between; said uprights,"said c ri ra mp i ngz a e tra ying, 1-. tie V; lined, n e on wa d? the 125, of the uprights, and lateral portions'pro- 7 f catingly fitted between said uprights, said carrier comprising a central carrying portion inclined in direction toward the plane of the uprights, and lateral carrying portions projecting beyond the uprights and inclined toward the central portion "and toward the plane of the uprights.

of a pair of uprights, a carrier reciprocatingly fitted between said uprights, a cradle detachably arranged on said carrier and extending considerably beyond the ends of said carrier to receive and convey without bending or distortion long flexible reinforcing said carrier.

7. In a building hoisting means for conveying without distorting long thin flexible reinforcing rods from the groundfup the outside of a building under construction and automatically delivering them downwardly and inwardly on a discharge platform as desired, comprising in combina tion a relatively high perpendicular frame constructed adjacent to a building and attached and reinforced thereto throughout from top to bottom for holding said frame in alinement, means mounted on said frame and adapted to move up and down with respect thereto, a supporting element arranged thereon for carrying long thin flexible rods without distorting, means attached to the the upper end of said frame and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom for automatically delivering such rods inwardly and away from the edge of the building conveying means.

8. In a building hoisting means for con veying without distorting long thin flexible reinforcing rods from the ground up the outside of a building under construction form as desired, comprising in combination and reinforced thereto throughout from top 6. In hoisting apparatus, the combination.

rods and means for raising and lowering and means for raising and lowering said and automatically delivering them down wardly and inwardly on a discharge plata relatively high perpendicular frame con structed adjacent to a building and attached to bottom for holding said frame in alinement, means mounted on said frame and adapted to move up and down with respect thereto, a supporting element arranged thereonfor conveying long thinflexible rods without distorting, means attached to the upper end of said frame and extending downwardly and inwardly therefrom for automatically delivering such rods inwardly and away from the edge of the building, means for raising and lowering said convey ing means and means secured to the building for guiding saidrods during the elevating movement and before reaching the dis- 7 charging position.

9. Ina hoisting apparatus, the combination of a pair of rflatively high perpen dicular uprights, a carrier reciprocatlngly mounted in said uprights, a supporting element arranged on said carrier and extending beyond-the sides thereof to receive and convey without distorting long thin flexible reinforcing rods up and over. the upper end of said uprights on to a downwardly and inwardly inclined delivering means, and means for raising and lowering said carrier.

10. In a hoisting apparatus for conveying long thin flexible rods up the outside of a building and delivering them downwardly and inwardly as desired, comprising in combination a pair of relatively high perpendicular uprights constructed near a building, means for holding said uprights in alinement and a carrier with a suitable supporting element for supporting long thin- I THOMAS F. HUNTER.

Witnesses: v

S. OPIE READ,

ANDREW SCHNEIDER. 

